I have heard of flash fiction, of course, but I must confess that I’ve never given this fun genre a try. That changed last night. My Yahoo! Contributor Network assignment desk offered a flash fiction assignment in 50 words or less. I thought, this is perfect for someone with my limited time!
Somehow I still didn’t get to try it during the day. Then my daughter took two hours getting to sleep and woke up less than half an hour later. As I sat rocking her, I began to think and plot, as my mind is wont to do. I thought of the night our house was hit by a tornado and how so much had happened in so short a time. Could I write a flash peice where so much happens in so few words? I could and did.
Then it occurred to me that isn’t fiction. It’s a flash story, but not fiction, so I’m still thinking about it and playing with it. I started to do a little research and learned that flash fiction word limits are variable, depending on who is assigning it. I like the idea of writing a complete story with rising action, a climax and falling action in just 50 words though. I’m up to the challenge. Anybody out there written any?
Melora Johnson's Muse 
Pat Miran said,
January 14, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Sorry to say I haven’t written flash fiction; however, it sounds like a good way to get an idea down on paper fast. Good luck with the writing.
susielindau said,
January 15, 2012 at 12:15 am
Check out my blog and look under Friday fiction! They are mostly 100 words..http://susielindau.com/
I LOVE writing them!
melorajohnson said,
January 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Thanks for the note. I’m enjoying your blog!